Die beste Festplatte: Seagate IronWolf Pro 18TB im Test (2024)

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Are Seagate IronWolf Pro good? ›

The Seagate IronWolf Pro 10TB NAS Internal Hard Drive is an absolute game-changer for anyone serious about their Network Attached Storage (NAS) setup. After several months of rigorous use, I can confidently say this drive has exceeded my expectations in every way.

IronWolf vs IronWolf Pro: Performance

At 4TB capacity, the Pro drive offers an additional 40MB/s transfer speed (up to 220MB/s for the Ironwolf Pro vs 180MB/s for the Ironwolf) and double the cache. The Pro variant also boasts an average lifespan of 200,000 hours longer than the standard IronWolf.

For example, Seagate IronWolf Pro boasts class-leading durability in the form of an up to 550TB/year workload rating, 2.5 million hours MTBF, and five-year limited warranty for unparalleled total cost of ownership (TCO).

The IronWolf drives are great for the money. Whether in an on/off environment or 24x7, they give a solid three years of great performance and reliability. I decided to buy the IronWolf Pro 4TB running at 7200RPM for a little extra spin for those Ultra 4K movies.

Ready. Scalable. IronWolf Pro is designed to deliver reliable and dependable performance in 24x7 intensive workload environments. It is engineered to perform in commercial and enterprise multi-bay, multi- user, multi-application NAS storage solutions.

The drive has a spindle speed of 7,200rpm and uses 256MB of cache. Seagate quote an official maximum transfer rate of 285MB/s while the average latency is quoted at 4.16ms.

Hard disk drives have more moving parts and are less durable and more likely to fail than their solid-state counterparts. For this reason, hard disk drives tend to last between 3–5 years. Get it repaired fast at one of our stores.

The lifespan of a NAS hard disk is affected by a variety of factors, such as frequency of use, amount of data written, and the environment in which it is used. Generally speaking, the warranty period of a hard disk ranges from 2 to 5 years, but it does not necessarily mean that the hard disk will last that long.

Power-on hours is intended to indicate a remaining lifetime prediction for hard drives and solid state drives, generally, "the total expected life-time of a hard disk is 5 years" or 43,800 hours of constant use.

Seagate Ironwolf NAS Hard Drives – Little Noise, Good Capacity, Data Recovery. The quietest hard drive for NAS in the Seagate portfolio, only fractionally noisier than WD Red (though 10-14TB are noticeably louder), these arrive in larger capacities and are all CMR/PMR.

Is Seagate Barracuda better than IronWolf? ›

Looking at the specs, the IronWolf has a much higher 27/7 operation workload of 180 TB/year vs the Barracuda's 55 TB/year. So if your data requirements are within the Barracuda's rating, you can use it instead of a NAS drive. However be aware that the Barracuda doesn't have rotational vibration sensors.

Seagate Pro Internal HDD Overview

The IronWolf Pro also has an MTBF rating of 2 million hours and a workload rate of up to 550TB per year.

Looking at the specs, the IronWolf has a much higher 27/7 operation workload of 180 TB/year vs the Barracuda's 55 TB/year. So if your data requirements are within the Barracuda's rating, you can use it instead of a NAS drive. However be aware that the Barracuda doesn't have rotational vibration sensors.

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